According to Politico, the reporter was reprimanded by the New York Times for making a comment about what the Times referred to as an "unfounded rumor" about Melania Trump.

On Tuesday, the reporter's identity came out as Jacob Bernstein, a features reporter. He apologized on Twitter for his actions in another series of tweets.

Ratajkowski frequently speaks out about society's double standards for women. Last February, she published an essay in Lena Dunham's Leny Letter called "Baby Woman" that discussed being sexualized at a very young age.